Means for fastening books to stands.



W. TEMPLIN.

MEANS FOR FASTENING BOOKS TO STANDS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.17, 1912.

Patented Nov/1, 1913.

Whmssas:

COLUMBIA PLANDGPAPH CO.,\\ASHXNGTON, D1C.

WILLIAM TEMPLIN, OF GLENELLYN, ILLINOIS.

MEANS FOR. FASTENING BOOKS TO STANDS.

Specification a Letters Patent;

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

Application filed August 17, 1912. Serial 715,569.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM TEMPLIN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Glenellyn, in the count-y ofDupage and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Meansfor Fastening Books to Stands, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to the arrangement of a stand or support wit-hmeans for fastening or looking a book thereto, the book being providedwith separate locking or holding devices adapted to co-act with thelooking or holding devices of the stand.

The objects of this invention may be best understood when considered inconnection with one of the uses for which it is intended. Manufacturers,for instance manufacturers of clothing, frequently send out manycomparatively large and expensive sample books to dealers throughout thecountry and it is very desirable that such books shall be kept ondisplay or ready for convenient reference. For this reason themanufacturer may furnish a stand for the book. If such stand is ofordinary construction, the dealer may use it for other purposes or mayuse it for supporting the book of some other manufacturer.

Among the objects of this invention are to provide a stand and book withco-aoting fastening devices whereby the stand will not readily supportany book, except the ones intended therefor; to provide an arrange mentwhereby the book will ordinarily be supported in open position; and toprovide such other advantages as will appear hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is afront view of stand and book with parts broken away to show structuralfeatures; Fig. 2 is a side view of the same; Figs. 3 and 4 are detailsof one form of looking or fasteningmember for the book cover; Figs. 5and 6 are details showing another method of fastening the book tothestand; and Figs. 7 and 8 are details showing a still furthermodification of the boo-k holding or locking device.

As indicated in these drawings, 9 represents a stand of any suitableconstruct-ion, preferably one having relatively open or skeleton worktop 10, formed of bar iron or metal as indicated. This top is preferablyslanted at a convenient angle for inspection of the book placed thereonand such slant serves furtherpurpose in that any book not providedwithsuitable fastening means will tend to'slid'e ofi' therefrom. Thisslanting of thetop furthermore insures the more secure holding of abookwhich is provided with suitable holding means. A. preferred form of suchholding means comprises short chains or flexible members 11 which aresecured to the upper strip of the top 10, and

which areprovided with hooks 12. The

book13, which for convenience is shown with the leaveso'mitted, has itscovers 14 provided with slots or openings 15, and across these openingsare secured short bars or holding members 16, these bars being providedwith large ends 17 for receiving rivets 18 for holding them to the coverboards. These holding members 16 are so positioned as to be readilyengaged by the hooks 12 which hooks pass through the slots orperforations 15. The stand top 10 is preferably made somewhat smallerthan the book so that when the hooks 12 are engaged with the fasteningdevices 15, the book will be support-ed in about the position shown inFigs. 1 and 2, and will be properly balanced on the stand. It will benoted that the turning of the leaves of these books, which frequentlyare relatively heavy and may carry samples of goods, may tend to shiftthe book longitudinally of the stand, but

with my improved fastening devices, the book will be securely held frommovement in such direction while at the same time the flexible fasteningdevices permit the leaves to be readily turned. These books may he sentout either with or without the stands and in order to avoid thedefacement of the cover by the fastening device 16, I prefer to attachthis device directly to the cover board as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4:before the end sheet 19 or the outside cover 20 is applied to the board.The fastening device 16 may be countersunk or let into the board so asto points on the books to go with such stands,

dilferent combinations may be made so that the books of one manufacturercan not be readily substituted and held in position on the stand ofanother manufacturer. It will also be observed that various forms offastening devices will readily suggest themselves, as coming within thescope ofthis invention. For instance, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, thechain 21 is securedto the lower cross member of the frame and has a bentclip 22 secured to its opposite end. -This clip is provided with anopening 23 which is adapted to fit over a catch 24: secured to the bookcover The catch is so arranged that after the clip 22 has been engagedtherewith it will hold the upper ends of the clip securely in positionwhile the lower edge of the book cover 25 rests against the downwardlyextending portion of the clip; Another slight modification is shown inFigs. 7 and 8 in which the chain'or flexible member 26 is secured to abent metallic strip 27 having a slot 28 in its free end. This slottedend engages with a catch 29 secured to the book cover 30, the book beingheld substantially the same as in the arrangement just described. Ineither case the fastening device is such as to prevent too greatlongitudinal movement of the book 011 the stand. Having thus describedmy invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

The combination of a stand having a.

downwardly sloping top, flexible members Copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Tatents.Washington, D. G.

